1. The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Illusory Walls 2. Origami Angel - GAMI GANG 3. Julien Baker - Little Oblivions 4. Tyler, the Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST 5. Foxing - Draw Down The Moon 6. CHVRCHES - Screen Violence 7. Porter Robinson - Nurture 8. Halsey - If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power 9. Isaiah Rashad - The House Is Burning 10. Home Is Where - I Became Birds 11. Citizen - Life In Your Glass World 12. Lucy Dacus - Home Video 13. Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee 14. Ada Lea - one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden 15. The Armed - ULTRAPOP 16. Turnstile - Glow On 17. The War On Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore 18. Parannoul - To See the Next Part of the Dream 19. Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God 20. Brockhampton - ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE 21. Fred again.. - Actual Life (April 14 - December 17 2020) 22. Vince Staples - Vince Staples 23. Graduating Life - II 24. Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend 25. Dijon - Absolutely 26. Trace Mountains - HOUSE OF CONFUSION 27. Palette Knife - Ponderosa Snake House & The Chamber Of Bullshit 28. Another Michael - New Music and Big Pop 29. Harmony Woods - Graceful Rage 30. Illuminati Hotties - Let Me Do One More 31. Posture & the Grizzly - Posture & the Grizzly 32. Tkay Maidza - Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 3 33. Wild Pink - A Billion Little Lights 34. Downhaul - Proof 35. Hey, Ily! - Internet Breath 36. Fred again.. - Actual Life 2 (February 2 - October 15 2021) 37. Rosali - No Medium 38. Snail Mail - Valentine 39. dltzk - Frailty 40. Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert 41. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever 42. Amine - TWOPOINTFIVE 43. Boldy James & The Alchemist - Super Tecmo Bo 44. Katy Kirby - Cool Dry Place 45. Maxo Kream - WEIGHT OF THE WORLD 46. Injury Reserve - By The Time I Get To Phoenix 47. Remember Sports - Like a Stone 48. Really From - Really From 49. Lil Nas X - MONTERO 50. Worst Party Ever - Dartland
I used bias sorter as well which really helped clear up the middle for me. Here's my top 50 in order:
Favorite EP’s and splits EP's Backslide – Season of Violence Cell – Sadistic Sounds of Suffering Cell Rot - Slowly Falls Apart Creeping Death – The Edge of Existence Drug Church – Tawny Emma Ruth Rundle/Thou -The Helm of Sorrow Fading Signal – Long Ago and Far Away Fading Signal – Nothing Feels Good Anymore Faith Alone - Faith Alone Gates to Hell – Dismembered & Reconstructed Gel -Violent Closure Grishka – I Headcount – Imprint Knocked Loose – A Tear in the Fabric of Life Koyo – Drives Out East Live it Down – The Last Judgement Mannequin Pussy – Perfect Militarie Gun – All Roads Lead to the Gun I Militarie Gun – All Roads Lead to the Gun II Move BHC – Freedom Dreams Never Ending Game – Halo & Wings No Bragging Rights - No Bragging Rights Private Mind – False Comfort Stand Still – A Practice in Patience Upon Stone – Where Wild Sorrow Grows Splits Age of Apocalypse & Pain of Truth Gulch & Sunami Restraining Order & Warfare Swear to God & Bayou
Love how often Hot Mulligan is showing up on lists for only being an EP. I checked out their other stuff and it’s ok for me but man, the EP from this year just kicks so much ass and has gotten so many spins from me this year. Hope all future music by them follows that direction
I personally do not differentiate between EPs, albums, etc. anymore. I might call my list an album list, but it’s really a “record” or “release” or whatever list.
in no particular order Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee Turnstile - GLOW ON Orla Gartland - Woman on the Internet St. Vincent - Daddy's Home Poppy - EAT Lake Street Dive - Obviously Foxing - Draw Down the Moon Olivia Rodrigo - Sour
I’m not ranking songs but I’d be hard pressed to find a better song released in 2021 than Please Don’t Cry, You Have Swag.
Mine looks something like this. 1. John R. Miller - Depricated 2. Yasmin Williams - Urban Driftwood 3. Vincent Neil Emerson - S/T 4. Bonnie Prince Billy & Matt Sweeney - Superwolves 5. Scott Hirsch - Windless Day 6. Hiss Golden Messenger - Quietly Blowing It/O Come All Ye Faithful 7. Charlie Parr - Last of the Better Days Ahead 8. Natalie Bergman - Mercy 9. Moor Mother - Black Encyclopedia of the Air 10. Ryley Walker - Course In Fable 11. Rose City Band - Earth Trip 12. James McMurtry - The Horses and the Hounds 13. Billy Strings - Renewal 14. Allison Russell - Outside Child 15. Rosali - No Medium 16. Modern Nature - Island of Noise 17. Helado Negro - Far In 18. Buffalo Nichols - S/T 19. Wiki - Half God 20. Margo Cilker - Pohorylle 21. The Weather Station - Ignorance 22. Tre Burt - You, Yeah, You 23. Phil Cook - All These Years 24. Tonstartssbandht - Petunia 25. Trevor Sensor - On Account of Exile, Vol 1 & 2 26. Cory Hanson - Pale Horse Rider 27. Ben LaMar Gay - Open Arms to Open Us 28. Matthew E. White - K Bay 29. Emma-Jean Thackray - Yellow 30. Bobby Lee - Origin Myths 31. Myriam Gendron - Ma delire - Songs of love, lost & found 32. Jeff Parker - Forfolks 33. Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders - Promises 34. Mouth Painter - Tropicale Moon 35. Mach-Hommy - Pray For Haiti/Balens Cho 36. Hayden Pedigo - Letting Go 37. Nathan Salsburg - Psalms 38. Joseph Allred - Branches and Leaves 39. Ty Segall - Harmonizer 40. Low - HEY WHAT 41. Natalie Jane Hill - Solely 42. The Reds, Pinks, and Purples - Uncommon Weather 43. Steve Gunn - Other You 44. Lee Bagget - Just a Minute 45. Chales Wesley Godwin - How the Mighty Fall 46. Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime 47. Doran - Doran 48. Tobacco City - Tobacco City, USA 49. Dori Freeman - Ten Thousand Roses 50. Danny Kroha - Detroit Blue Others that I really liked.. Adeline Hotel - The Cherries Are Speaking/Good Timing Ryley Walker, Ryan Jewell, Andrew Scott Young - Post Wook Pachyman - The Return of.. Valerie June - The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers Sierra Ferrel - Long Time Coming Special Friend - Ennemi Commun Maston - Souvenir Eight Point Star - S/T Erika de Casier - Sensational Neal Francis - In Plain Sight Karima Walker - Walking the Dreaming Body Julian Lage - Squint Men I Trust - Untourable Album Bill MacKay & Nathan Bowles - Keys Cindy - 1:2 Golden Brown - Gems and Minerals Amaro Freitas - Sankofa Black Twig Pickers - Friends Peace Patrick Shiroishi - Hidemi Matthew J. Rolin - The Dreaming Bridge Irreversible Entanglements - Open the Gates Most Anticipated for 2022 (that have been confirmed so far) Aoife Odonnovan Jake Xerxes Fussel Grace Cummings Anais Mitchell Erin Rae The Delines Big Thief Ben Auld Garcia Peoples The Reds, Pinks, & Purples
1) Turnstile – GLOW ON 2) Wolf Alice – Blue Weekend 3) The Armed - ULTRAPOP 4) Every Time I Die – Radical 5) CHVRCHES – Scream Violence 6) Backxwash – I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES 7) Black Country, New Road – For the first time 8) Lingua Ignota SINNERS GET READY 9) Spiritbox – Eternal Blue 10) Tigers Jaw – I Won’t Care How Your Remember Me 11) King Woman – Celestial Blues 12) Destroy Boys – Open Mouth, Open Heart 13) Seeyouspacecowboy – The Romance of Affliction 14) Converge & Chelsea Wolfe – Bloodmoon I 15) Tyler, The Creator – CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST 16) Teenage Wrist – Earth Is A Black Hole 17) Halsey – If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power 18) Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever 19) 68’ – Give One Take One 20) Rise Against – Nowhere Generation
Top 5 records I connected with the most The world is a beautiful place and I am not afraid to die - illusory walls Kitner - shake the spins Manchester Orchestra - the million masks of god Julien Baker - little oblivions Home is where - I became birds 10 more records I really enjoyed Johnny football hero - Complacency Deafheaven - Infinite Granite Saint44 - blood on my guitar Foxing - draw down the moon Emma Ruth rundle - Engine of hell Anna’s Anchor - A glorious ruction Burial waves - holy ground Mustafa - when smoke rises Harmony woods - graceful words Seasonal - / vessel / Other good stuff this year For your health - In spite of Nonfiction - I painted this one blue Adjy - the Idyll Opus (I - VI) Lucy Dacus - home video Baby in the 90s - rebuilt from memory Dialogue - permanent things Downhaul - Proof Armlock - Trust Lakes - start again Narrow /arrow - asbestos weak hood Parting - unmake me Really from - Really from Arms length - Everything nice
1. Flatland Cavalry - Welcome to Countryland 2. The Blue Stones - Hidden Gems GAP 3. The Maine - XOXo GAP 4. A Great Big Pile of Leaves - Pono 5. Grayscale - Umbra 6. The Night Game - Dog Years
After some fine tuning: 20. Sincere Engineer - Bless my Psyche 19. Downhaul - PROOF 18. Free Throw - Piecing It Together 17. Julien Baker - Little Oblivions 16. Kali Masi - [laughs] 15. Circa Survive - A Dream About Love 14. Wild Pink - A Billion Little Lights 13. You, Me, and Everyone We Know - Something Heavy 12. Adjy - The Idyll Opus (I-VI) 11. Tigers Jaw - I Won't Care How You Remember Me 10. Architects - For Those That Wish to Exist 9. Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God 8. Citizen - Life in Your Glass World 7. Home is Where - I Became Birds 6. Foxing - Draw Down the Moon 5. The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Illusory Walls 4. Fiddlehead - Between the Richness 3. Turnstile - GLOW ON 2. Thrice - Horizons / East 1. Every Time I Die - Radical Been an amazing year musically, there's another 20ish that I liked quite a bit and probably even twice as many that I need to check out based on these other lists. If anyone has any recommendations based on this, let me know! I'm really trying to expand and dig deeper going forward.
Here we go: 1. Downhaul – Proof 2. Hayley Williams – Descandos 3. Manchester Orchestra – The Million Masks Of God 4. The Killers – Pressure Machine 5. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – God is Great 6. Every Time I Die – Radical 7. Sweet Soul – So Far, No Further 8. Citizen – Life In Your Glass World 9. Captain Kaiser – The Drovers Inn 10. Weezer – OK Human 11. Desperate Acts – State Secrets 12. Face To Face - No Way out But Through 13. Turnstile – Glow On 14. The Ableist – The Ableist 15. Middle Kids – Today We’re The Greatest 16. Cold Moon – What’s the Rush 17. Kanye West – Donda 18. Dave Hause – Blood Harmony 19. The Maine – From Love and Anxiety In Real Time 20. John Mayer – Sob Rock 21. Origami Angel – Gami Gang 22. The Copyrights – Under The Dome 23. Kacey Musgraves – Star - Crossed 24. Hawthorne Heights – The Rain Just Follows Me 25. Geoff Palmer – Charts & Graphs 26. Nathan Gray – Rebel Songs 27. Don Toliver – Life Of A Don 28. Taking Meds – Terrible News From Wonderful Man 29. Hit Like A Girl – Heartracer 30. The Dirty Nill – Fuck Art
1. Porter Robinson - Nurture Favourite track(s): Musician / Mother / Something Comforting / Unfold (feat. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) 2. YOASOBI - THE BOOK Favourite track(s): Halzion (ハルジオン) / Ano Yume o Nazotte (あの夢をなぞって) / Yoru ni Kakeru (夜に駆ける) 3. Adjy - The Idyll Opus (I-VI) Favourite track(s): In Medias Res (Between Longing and Mystery) / Where June Meets July VI. The Cicada’s Song Pt. II / Where June Meets July IX. In the Space Between Pages... 4. BRUIT ≤ - The Machine is burning and now everyone knows it could happen again Favourite track(s): Industry / The Machine Is Burning 5. Sithu Aye - Senpai III Favourite track(s): Choices on a Piece of Paper / Differing Paths / Hanako’s Shouju Manga Spinoff! 6. Ranges - Cardinal Winds Favourite track(s): Cardinal Winds / Deluge 7. Anoice - The Hidden Forest Favourite track(s): a perfect day for a funeral / magnolia / the promised day 8. Dreamwell - Modern Grotesque Favourite track(s): Plague Father; Vermin Son / The Lost Ballad of Dominic Anneghi / Modern Grotesque 9. Grandbrothers - All the Unknown Favourite track(s): All the Unknown / Four Rivers / Shorelines 10. Spiritbox - Eternal Blue Favourite track(s): The Summit / We Live In A Strange World / Circle With Me 11. CHVRCHES - Screen Violence Favourite track(s): California / Violent Delights / Nightmares 12. Maybeshewill - No Feeling is Final Favourite track(s): Invincible Summer / Refuturing 13. Trna - Istok Favourite track(s): Burning Bridges, Shattered Dreams / Rebirth 14. Karmanjakah - A Book About Itself Favourite track(s): Vårdkasar / Wild Horse / First Sun 15. KennyHoopla - SURVIVORS GUILT: THE MIXTAPE Favourite track(s): silence is also an answer / inside of heaven’s mouth, there is a sweet tooth / smoke break 16. Nordsind - Lys Favourite track(s): Når Himlen Falder, Kommer Lyset Tættere På / Drømmefanger 17. HØST - Kos Favourite track(s): Alt 155 / Kaldt 18. Musk Ox - Inheritance Favourite track(s): Weightless 19. MØL - Diorama Favourite track(s): Tvesind / Diorama 20. Slowly Rolling Camera - Where the Streets Lead Favourite track(s): Where the Streets Lead / Lost Orbits —— Honourable mentions: AFI - Bodies Baulta - Another Second Chance Bo Burnham - Inside Böira - Cendres ~ Mineral Lonely The Brave - The Hope List RWYR - Distance SEIMS - Four Still - { } Syncatto - A Place to Breathe Tensor - Passport —— EPs: Circa Survive - A Dream About Love FRAKTIONS - Kalos Infinity Shred - EP 002 (Recovery) Longwinter - Burning Season pictures of wild life - terrene pulses. - Speak Less standards - Yum !! YOASOBI - THE BOOK 2